Niaha Sixkiller is a young woman with a tragic past. She is trying to hold on to the ranch that has been in her family for six generations. She is strong and resourceful but her world is spinning out of control. Being raised by a single uncle she has few skills when it comes to social situations and no skills when it comes to men.
Jericho Slater served twelve years as an Army Ranger. He nearly lost his life in a career ending tragedy. He wants to start his civilian life in the Texas Hill Country where his family ranched for many generations. His parents want him to come home to their California Arabian farm and marry his old girlfriend. Ghosts haunt him from his time on the battlefield, and he no longer is the young man who fit in the glamorous world of his parents.
Fate brings Niaha and Jericho into an intersecting orbit. As their relationship grows they each have to learn to face their fears. What starts out as a business arrangement changes both their lives forever.